TASCAM CD-RW900MKII Firmware update procedures

TASCAM CD-RW900MKII

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CD-RW900

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Confirmation of firmware version

Before updating the firmware check the CD-RW900MKII system and drive firmware versions used.

1.

While pressing both the

ESCAPE

and

m

[

g

] buttons,

turn the unit on. Keep pressing the buttons until the

versions are shown.

2. Turn the

MULTI JOG

dial to select

SYS Ver

xx.xx

or

DRV Ver xx.xx

, and press the

MULTI JOG

dial. Check the

SYS Ver xx.xx

(system version) and

DRV Ver xx.xx

(driver

version) shown here.

If the system and drive firmware version shown here is

the same or newer than the firmware version that you

planned to update to, then there is no need to update

it.

Procedures to update the system firmware

Prepare a blank CD-R or CD-RW disc and a computer or other means to create a data CD.

CAUTION

Be very careful not to cut the power to the unit during firmware updating. If the power should be interrupted during

firmware updating, the unit could become unstartable or otherwise damaged.

1

Download the file

Download the latest firmware from the TEAC Global

Site (http://teac-global.com/). Uncompress the

downloaded file if it is in a ZIP format or otherwise

compressed.

2

Create a data CD for updating the unit

Write the downloaded firmware to the disc. (Firmware

V1.01 is “RW900M2_0101.MOT”.)

Use ISO 9660 Level 1 (MS-DOS compatible) Disc at

once format to write to the CD-R/CD-RW disc.

3

Update the firmware

1) While pressing the

STOP

,

RECORD

and

SYNC REC

buttons at the same time, turn the unit on. Keep

pressing the buttons until update mode appears

on the display.

2) Turn the

MULTI JOG

dial to select

Sys Up-

date?

and press the

MULTI JOG

dial.

The unit's disc tray will open automatically, and

Disc Set

will appear on the display.

3)

Load the update data CD into the tray, and press

the

OPEN/CLOSE

button.

4)

While the unit is checking the update data CD,

File Check

will appear on the display.

When a proper update file is recognized, the

current and update versions will be shown in this

manner: “xx.xx

w

yy.yy”.

5) Press the

MULTI JOG

dial to start the update.

During the update, the number of the flash ROM

sector being written will be shown on the display.

6) When updating completes,

COMPLETE

appears

on the display and the disc tray opens.

7)

Eject the update data CD and turn the power off.

NOTE

If the firmware is for a different model,

Fail

will

appear on the display and updating will not be

possible.

4

Confirmation of firmware version

Follow the “Confirmation of firmware version”

instructions above to check that the system firmware

version is now the most recent version of the firmware.

This completes the procedure for updating this unit.

TASCAM CD-RW900MKII Firmware update procedures

TASCAM CD-RW900MKII Manual

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